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SHPE Jr. Chapter November Activities

SHPE Jr. Chapter November Activities . Maria Lopez Program Manager SHPE Foundation. Agenda. SAT & ACT Question and Answer Leadership Question and Answer STEM Activity – GameDesk Webinar (next week) Question and Answer Contact Information. SAT & ACT.

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SHPE Jr. Chapter November Activities

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  1. SHPE Jr. Chapter • November Activities Maria LopezProgram ManagerSHPE Foundation

  2. Agenda • SAT & ACT • Question and Answer • Leadership • Question and Answer • STEM Activity – GameDesk Webinar (next week) • Question and Answer • Contact Information

  3. SAT & ACT • Differences between the SAT and ACT tests • SAT • 3 subject components • Mandatory Writing Section • ACT • 4 subject components • Optional Writing Section

  4. SAT & ACT continued… • Explain when the test should be taken • Junior Year: Spring • Senior Year: Fall • Outline the procedures of registering for the tests and the important dates • Discuss the cost of the tests as well as the potential fee waivers provided by both tests • To receive a discount from Princeton Review, use the promo code SHPEFOUND10 when calling 800-2Review (800-273-8439) or visiting www.princetonreview.com

  5. SAT & ACT continued… • Student preparation for the test • Guides • Tutoring • What students can expect on the day of the test • Materials needed: admission test confirmation, pencils, and photo identification (appropriate calculator for the math section) • Duration of the test

  6. Question and Answer

  7. Leadership Overview • As a young adult, the importance of leadership is vital in the real world. Leadership is a way students can success in the classroom as well as their future endeavors. Many high students believe they are incapable of leading in any form; however, with confidence and tools these high students are capable of leading.

  8. Leadership Objectives • Students will: • Learn the importance of leadership • Evaluate people in their lives who exhibit leadership skills • Develop their definition of leadership

  9. Leadership Icebreaker – 10 minutes • Silence: This Ice breaker is to show the importance of Leadership skills as well as communication skills. • Divide the students into two small groups. • Ask the students to “line up according to birthdates without speaking.” This is only instruction given to the students.

  10. Leadership Icebreaker continued… • NOTE: Students may communicate to each other through hand motions or writing on a paper or any method the students see fit. • The first team to complete the task wins if the order of the birthdates is correct. • At the end of the ice breaker, ask the winning group to discuss their method of communicating to each other.

  11. Leadership Icebreaker continued… • Engage the entire group in asking the following questions before introduction the Activity: • Was this ice breaker difficult to complete without the ability to speak? • Did leaders emerge from the group? • Would a leader be helpful to have in this ice breaker? Why or Why not?

  12. Leadership Activity – 20 minutes • Leadership Characteristics: This activity is for the students to establish their definition of Leadership. • Divide the students into groups of two or three.

  13. Leadership Activity continued… • In the groups, each student should recount a story of a person they feel is an influential leader. After each story, the group should identify the characteristics they feel made the person a good leader. • Note: Inform the students of the “No Judgment Zone”.Everyone should feel comfortable stating their thoughts about leadership without being judged.

  14. Leadership Activity continued… • From the stories, the students should create a list of all the characteristics of a good leader. This list will be presented to the entire group to show the similarities and differences of good leader’s characteristics. • The students should be actively participating in this activity and should be provoked to think about themselves as well as these examples of leaders.

  15. Leadership Classroom Discussion – 20 minutes • Top Rank Discussion: This discussion is to show that every individual has their own definition of a good leader and leadership. • Using the list of Leadership Characteristic created by the entire group, the students should rank these characteristics. • After all the students, open discussion on the way they ranked certain characteristics higher than others.

  16. Question and Answer

  17. Contact Information Maria LopezProgram ManagerSHPE Foundation Email: maria.lopez@shpe.org Phone Number: (703) 373-7930

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